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Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. [1]
Raijū is the companion of Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning. While the beast is generally calm and harmless, during thunderstorms it becomes agitated, and leaps about in trees, fields, and even buildings (trees that have been struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by raijū 's claws).
Kanamura Wake Ikazuchi Shrine (金村別雷神社, kanamura wake ikazuchi jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.It is also called "Raijin-sama" and "Kanamura-sama" by locals.
Raiden, a 1928 film directed by Shōzō Makino; Raiden Tameemon (Seki Tarōkichi; 1767–1825), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Kansei era; Raiden Shin'emon (Wasuke Kazuyoshi; 1842–1886), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Genji era
Rajin-guyŏk (Korean pronunciation: [ɾadʑin ɡujʌk]) is a North Korean ward on Rason in the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location in the south of Rason. North of it lies the North Korea–Russia border.
According to some sources, the dragon was Raijin or possibly raiju, Raijin's animal companion which is oftentimes a dragon. The legends agree that even as a toddler, Kintarō was active and tireless, plump and ruddy, wearing only a haragake apron with the kanji for "gold" (金) on it. His only other belonging was a hatchet (ono or masakari). He ...
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Raijin. Raijin is the kami of thunder who also has power over drought. [4] According to "A popular dictionary of Shinto", there is a custom in Japan which talks about shimenawa and Raijin. [4] Local residents in Japan's Kantō area put a shimenawa between green bamboo after a bolt of lightning appears on the planted rice field out of gratitude ...